For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.’ ”
Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled.
Now large crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them,
And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil.
The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.